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Full capacity and tailgates return to Faurot Field for the season opener

September 4, 2021 8:18 PM Hannah Falcon

For the first time since 2019, the stadium allowed for full capacity and tailgating.

Five Rock Bridge baseball players involved in ATV crash

September 4, 2021 7:24 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 1 a.m. Saturday, police responded to an accident on 4900 block of Scott Boulevard where five teens were ejected from an ATV. Rock Bridge high school baseball later revealed on Twitter the people involved in the crash are five freshman team members. The team asked for prayers for Davis Taylor, who

SATURDAY UPDATES: 2,000 Missourians hospitalized with Covid-19

September 4, 2021 6:00 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 11.6% on Saturday, The change in positivity comes along with 1,832 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 638,209 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 689 new probable cases with a total number of 130,812 antigen test results being positive. Four new

Man flown to hospital after being struck by ATV

September 4, 2021 3:17 PM Chanel Porter

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 65-year-old man was flown to University hospital Friday after he was struck by an ATV in Camden County. The crash occurred at Bulldog’s Beach House in Camdenton, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. 78-year-old Gerald Alvey was driving a 2006 Polaris Ranger when he struck Jeremiah Keating,

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

One woman seriously injured in Montgomery Co. crash

September 4, 2021 10:33 AM Meghan Drakas

MONTGOMERY Co. (KMIZ) One woman was seriously injured in a Montgomery County car crash at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 44-year-old Deanna Huffaker was driving southbound along MO 19 at Winkelmann Road when she went off the right side of the road. Huffaker then over corrected and

Dozens of shots fired in Plush Lounge parking lot in Columbia

September 4, 2021 2:55 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of shots were fired in the Plush Lounge parking lot in Columbia early Saturday morning. ABC 17 News crews on scene saw at least 25 evidence markers on the ground, five Columbia Police Department cars and one van. Evidence markets in Plush Lounge Parking lot on Sept. 4, 2021 The Columbia

One person hospitalized following bike crash Saturday

September 4, 2021 4:40 AM Ben Fein

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries on Saturday, after a vehicle collision with a bike. The crash happened at the intersection of Stewart and Providence Road around 2:45 a.m. The Columbia Police Department said at the scene they are investigating the crash. CPD had the southbound lanes of

SportsZone Football Friday 2021: Week 2 scores and highlights

September 3, 2021 6:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

You can a replay of the game of the week, Smith-Cotton at Rock Bridge, in the player below. Here are the scores from Week 2 of area high school football. Smith-Cotton (0) at Rock Bridge (50) FCenter (35) at Capital City (6) FHickman (6) at Helias (41) FSouthern Boone (7) at Mexico (32) F South

Overnight Rocheport Bridge construction could impact I-70 traffic

September 3, 2021 11:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BOONE/COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Beginning next Thursday night, drivers on Interstate 70 will see work-taking place near the Rocheport Bridge as contractors for the Missouri Department of Transportation prepare for the construction of the new bridge. MoDOT contractors will be working to strengthen the shoulders and median primarily during the week. MoDOT contractors could require intermittent eastbound

Using Mizzou’s new mobile tickets

September 3, 2021 10:45 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou plays Central Michigan Saturday, and Faurot Field will be at full capacity for the first time since 2019. The university moved to a new digital ticket service. All tickets are digital this year; no more paper tickets. Now the only way to get into Faurot Field is with a mobile ticket.

Woman accused of killing Jefferson City boy denied bond

September 3, 2021 5:48 AM Zola Crowder

A bond hearing is set for 2 p.m. on Friday for a woman accused of killing a 4 year-old boy from Jefferson City.

The director of the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services on Thursday extended the current COVID-19 order, which had been set to expire Tuesday.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports active cases up past 600 for the first time in two weeks

September 3, 2021 10:20 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the University of Missouri curators have voted against vaccine mandates?

September 3, 2021 2:04 AM ABC 17 News Team

The vote pre-empts any mandates at UM System campuses and facilities but does not affect a mandate already in effect for MU Health Care employees, who face an Oct. 1 deadline to get the shot.

Columbia police detain two teens in connection to Wednesday shooting

September 2, 2021 8:31 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say two teens were taken into custody Thursday for the shooting in the 200 block of E. Sexton Road that left a 17-year-old girl injured Wednesday. Columbia police took one teen into custody for first-degree assault, tampering with a witness and armed criminal action. Columbia police took the second teen

FEMA approves $10 million for Missouri disaster assistance

September 2, 2021 9:58 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As parts of Missouri continue recovery efforts from June’s severe storms, the Boone County Commission is now planning to get some assistance from the federal government. Several area businesses were hit hard by straight-line winds and flooding in June. Now Boone County could get hundreds of thousands in assistance thanks to Governor

Sunrise Beach city employee pleaded guilty to dumping treated sewage water

September 2, 2021 9:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach city employee has pleaded guilty to federal crimes related to sewage dumping at the Lake of the Ozarks. Brian Scheiter, 60, pleaded guilty to dumping treated sewage water from Sunrise Beach Wastewater Treatment Facility into a tributary of the lake. This happened from Oct. 2019 through Jan. of

Bagnell Dam Bridge rehabilitation begins Tuesday

September 2, 2021 7:15 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Rehabilitation of the Bagnell Dam Bridge at Lake Ozark is set to begin Tuesday. The work will include repairs to the bridge deck, expansion joints, sidewalks, and barrier wall. Crews constructed the bridge in 1929. For three months during construction, the bridge will close at Highway 54, but the Bagnell Dam

Two Columbia residents plead guilty to meth trafficking in federal court

September 2, 2021 6:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia residents pleaded guilty in federal court to meth trafficking. Bryan Tullous, 39, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute meth. Cassiopeia Blaise, 36, pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing meth with the intent to distribute. In April 2019, officers intercepted a package, with over five pounds of meth in

Insider Blog: Tracking storms to start the holiday weekend, followed by pleasant Sunday and Monday

September 2, 2021 4:37 PM Jessica Hafner

After a beautiful couple of days around Mid-Missouri, the Stormtrack weather team is keeping a close eye on a cold front to our northwest that will bring the threat of showers and thunderstorms Friday into Saturday. Showers and storms are expected to move in early Friday morning, making for a wet commute across northwest Missouri.

Hundreds of Columbia Public School students quarantining

September 2, 2021 3:45 AM Ben Fein

Columbia Public Schools is reporting all four high schools, all seven middle schools and 17 out of 21 elementary schools currently have students out due to COVID-19.